2017 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement
Chapter 705 - Maritime Drug Law Enforcement
Sec. 70504 - Jurisdiction and venue
| 46 U.S.C. § 70504 (2017) | ||||||
| §70504. Jurisdiction and venue | ||||||
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(a) Jurisdiction.—Jurisdiction of the United States with respect to a vessel subject to this chapter is not an element of an offense. Jurisdictional issues arising under this chapter are preliminary questions of law to be determined solely by the trial judge. (b) Venue.—A person violating section 70503 or 70508— (1) shall be tried in the district in which such offense was committed; or (2) if the offense was begun or committed upon the high seas, or elsewhere outside the jurisdiction of any particular State or district, may be tried in any district. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §10(2), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1688; Pub. L. 110–407, title II, §202(b)(2), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4300; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, §1012(a), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1546.) |
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2017—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–91 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "(b) Venue.—A person violating section 70503 or 70508 of this title shall be tried in the district court of the United States for— "(1) the district at which the person enters the United States; or "(2) the District of Columbia." 2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–407 inserted "or 70508" after "70503" in introductory provisions. |
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement CHAPTER 705 - MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT Sec. 70504 - Jurisdiction and venue |
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| 94 Stat. 1160 100 Stat. 3207-97, 3554 110 Stat. 3989 120 Stat. 1688 122 Stat. 4300 131 Stat. 1546 |
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| Public Law 96-350, Public Law 99-570, Public Law 99-640, Public Law 104-324, Public Law 109-304, Public Law 110-407, Public Law 115-91 |
